Born Katherine Marie Heigl, on Nov 24, 1978, in New Canaan, Connecticut, USA.

Who the hottest chick is from the neck up on the WB’s Roswell is a matter still open to debate, but from the neck down it’s clearly Katherine Heigl’s otherworldly proportions that keep the show’s ratings afloat. Still, how good TV’s top-heavy teenage alien looks depends on where you see her: she looks fantastic on the cover of Maxim, where airbrushing, CGI, and God knows what else come into play and make everyone look ten times better than they normally would, but on Roswell ... well, let’s just say that someone should remove the snack machine from Area 51 before another season goes by. ETs with double Ds are something I might tune in for, after all; ETs with double chins aren’t.

Also sprach Golem.
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Katherine Heigl’s bikini layout in Miami Beach
Saturday, March 19, 2011
It’s been five years since Katherine Heigl’s last hit, and between the unwatchable romantic comedies she’s put out since then and her reputation for impolitic criticism of the shows and movies she’s in, the time may have come to ask not when will Katherine star in a film that isn’t derivative dreck, but what will be her legacy now that all the promise of her earlier acting career seems to have died. The answer, for better or worse, may be the bikini top she’s wearing in these photos from Miami Beach, sadly the most interesting thing she’s done in half a decade.... Read more

Katherine Heigl’s Killer cleavage
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Juggy moments with Katherine Heigl like this one from Killers are all well and good, but will someone please slit the throat of whoever is advising her to keep making these lobotomized romantic comedies? Sheesh.... Read more

Heiglectomy
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Call it the worst case of déja vu we’ve had this year, or the most unsurprising story, but Katherine Heigl, the notoriously outspoken Grey’s Anatomy actress who hasn’t actually appeared on the show since mid-October of last year, will now officially no longer appear on the show.... Read more

The Awful Truth about Kat and Dogs
Saturday, April 4, 2009
I have seen Katherine Heigl’s future, and its name is Janeane Garofalo.... Read more

The End of Roswell
Tuesday, May 14, 2002
The mothership is finally leaving, and Katherine Heigl has a lot to do with it.... Read more

Lessons from the Infelicitous Past
Wednesday, August 1, 2001
They say that those who forget the hairstyles of the past are doomed to repeat them — and low-rated Roswell is now more doomed than ever with newly shorn Katherine Heigl.... Read more

Before the infantilizing romcoms: Katherine’s two greatest assets in 100 Girls

Film

• One for the Money (2011) .... Stephanie Plum
• Killers (2010) .... Jen Kornfeldt
• Life as We Know It (2010) .... Holly Berenson
• The Ugly Truth (2009) .... Abby Richter
• 27 Dresses (2008) .... Jane
• Knocked Up (2007) .... Alison Scott
• Caffeine (2006) .... Laura
• The 9th Passenger (2005) .... Delilah
• The Ringer (2005)
• Side Effects (2005) .... Karly Hert [very brief nudity]
• Zyzzyx Rd. (2005) .... Marissa
• Descendant, Descendent (2002) .... Ann Hedgrow
• Valentine (2001) .... Shelley
• 100 Girls (2000) .... Arlene the Competitive Tomboy
• Bride of Chucky (1998) .... Jade
• Bug Buster (1998) .... Shannon Griffin
• Prince Valiant (1997) .... Princess Ilene
• Stand-ins (1997) .... Taffy (Rita Hayworth's stand-in)
• Wish Upon a Star (1996) .... Alexia Wheaton
• Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) .... Sarah Ryback
• My Father the Hero (1994) .... Nicole
• King of the Hill (1993) .... Christina Sebastian
• That Night (1992; aka “One Hot Summer”) .... Kathryn

• Romy & Michele: In the Beginning (2005) .... Romy White
• Love's Enduring Promise (2004) .... Marty Claridge
• Evil Never Dies (Jun 1, 2003) .... Eve
• Vegas Dick (2003)
• Wuthering Heights, CA (2003; MTV) .... Isabel Linton
• The Tempest (1998) .... Miranda Prosper

• Grey’s Anatomy (2005-) .... Dr. Isobel “Izzie” Stevens
• Roswell (1999) .... Isabel Evans

• Katherine Heigl’s neighborhood war — cops called
  TMZ (Oct 12, 2010)
  Cops were called to the home of Katherine Heigl last night after a little neighborhood war erupted over noise in a hot tub.
• Katherine Heigl: The Unwilling Diva
  New York Times (Sep 29, 2010)
  With Life as We Know It, Katherine Heigl returns to the kind of character that won her a fan base.
• Katherine Heigl submits herself as supporting actor in Emmy race
  Entertainment Weekly (Jun 4, 2010)
  Though she sat out more than half of the season of Grey’s Anatomy, Katherine Heigl has submitted herself in the supporting actress category for this year’s Emmy race.
• Heigl and husband adopt baby girl from Korea
  Associated Press (Sep 17, 2009)
  Katherine Heigl and husband Josh Kelley have completed their adoption of a baby girl from Korea.
• Seth Rogen Goes Off On Katherine Heigl’s “Bats--t” Comments
  E! Online (Jul 31, 2009)
  They got knocked up together, but these days it’s more like they’re trying to knock each other out.
• Katherine Heigl’s Latest Bomb Scare Totally Not Movie-Related
  E! Online (Jul 20, 2009)
  A bomb test forced Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler to evacuate Beverly Hills’ Four Seasons Hotel for two hours in the midst of their all-day promotional blitz for The Ugly Truth.
• A tear-jerking season finale for Grey’s Anatomy
  Associated Press (May 15, 2009)
  Grey’s Anatomy handed Dr. Isobel Stevens a fateful choice on its fifth-season finale Thursday night.
• Heigl says she’ll stay if Grey’s will have her
  Associated Press (Mar 28, 2009)
  Katherine Heigl said Friday she’s ready to stay with Grey’s Anatomy and the decision rests with the show.
• Grey’s Anatomy co-star: Heigl, Knight leaving
  Associated Press (Feb 10, 2009)
  Grey’s Anatomy cast member James Pickens Jr. says the medical drama will be saying goodbye to Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight.
• Grey’s Anatomy actress Katherine Heigl marries
  Reuters (Dec 23, 2007)
  Actress Katherine Heigl, an Emmy-winning star of medical drama Grey’s Anatomy, married her musician boyfriend in Utah on Sunday, US Weekly magazine reported on its web site.
• In defense of the outspoken Katherine Heigl
  E! Online (Dec 4, 2007)
  Grey’s Anatomy’s George and Izzie? “A ratings ploy.” And Judd Apatow’s blockbuster Knocked Up? “A little sexist.” Rhetoric from a Katherine Heigl hater? Not so much. More like direct quotes from the star herself. And good for her.
• Heigl disapproves of Dr. Steven’s affair
  Associated Press (Dec 3, 2007)
  Katherine Heigl is still adjusting to the change in her Grey’s Anatomy character, Dr. Izzie Stevens.
• Heigl: Sorry Not the Hardest Word for Isaiah
  E! Online (Jun 1, 2007)
  Good things come to those who wait. And to those who threaten to beat down a costar for publicly offending their best friend.
• Heigl says Washington apologized for slur
  Associated Press (May 31, 2007)
  Katherine Heigl says castmate Isaiah Washington apologized to her on the set of Grey’s Anatomy after she publicly denounced his use of an anti-gay slur.
• Out of This World
  Brntwd Magazine (Feb 2001)

Cyber Temples

• Katherine Heigl Celebrity Movie Reviews
  Mr. Skin
  Bio, filmography, and stills and clips from her films

Miscellaneous

• Katherine Heigl Filmography
  Internet Movie Database
  Always up-to-date filmography
• Katherine Heigl
  Wikipedia
  Katherine Heigl in wikireality